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Visa issuances and wait times at the U.S. post in Recife

Monthly tables Mar 2017 to Sep 2025 · 33rd of 217 posts by nonimmigrant issuances in Sep 2025 · wait times read 1 Jul 2026

The reports below contain preliminary data which are subject to change. Beginning with FY 2020, individual monthly issuance reports should not be aggregated, as this will not provide an accurate issuance total for the fiscal year to date. Instead, refer to our annual Report of the Visa Office for final full Fiscal Year statistics. On wait times the Department says: "New appointments are added regularly, so you may get an appointment sooner" and "The average wait times we report do not guarantee a visa applicant will get an appointment within a specific time."

The U.S. embassy or consulate in Recife, Brazil, issued 7,027 nonimmigrant visas in September 2025, the most recent month in the State Department's monthly tables, down 11% on September 2024 (7,912).

The largest classes that month were B1/B2 (temporary visitor for business and pleasure) with 6,870, 97.8% of the post's issuances, J1 (exchange visitor) with 49, 0.7% of the post's issuances and C1/D (combined transit and crewmember visa) with 30, 0.4% of the post's issuances. Among the 211 posts that issued B1/B2 visas in September 2025, Recife ranks 25th by count; for F1 student visas it ranks 134th of 184.

The immigrant visa table for September 2025 lists no issuances for this post; many posts handle only nonimmigrant applications.

The Department publishes annual totals separately, in its Report of the Visa Office; this site does not add monthly reports together, so the month-by-month table below is read one month at a time.

The Department's Global Visa Wait Times table read on 1 Jul 2026 listed the next available appointment as under ½ month for a visitor (B1/B2) interview, 1 month for students and exchange visitors (F, M, J) and 1 month for petition-based workers (H, L, O, P, Q). For visitor visas that is shorter than the 3 months listed about six months earlier (2 Dec 2025).

Appointment wait times

Visitor B1/B2under ½ monthnext available appointment; median post 1 month
Student F, M, J1 monthnext available appointment; median post under ½ month
Worker H, L, O, P, Q1 monthnext available appointment; median post under ½ month

under 2 months2 to 6 monthsover 6 monthsnot listedRead from the Department's table 1 Jul 2026.

7,027nonimmigrant visas, Sep 2025-11% vs Sep 2024 (7,912)
8,929nonimmigrant visas, Aug 2025-21% month on month
0immigrant visas, Sep 20250 in Sep 2024
0.85%share of worldwide nonimmigrant issuances, Sep 2025median post: 909 that month

The Department publishes annual totals separately, in its Report of the Visa Office; monthly reports are not summed on this site.

Monthly issuances by broad class, last 36 months

04,7809,559VisitorsStudents and exchange visitorsTemporary workersDiplomatic, official and international organisationTransit and crewOther nonimmigrant classesOct 2022Apr 2023Oct 2023Apr 2024Oct 2024Apr 2025Oct 2022: 6,089 (Visitors 5,846, Students and exchange visitors 120, Temporary workers 71, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 52, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Nov 2022: 7,506 (Visitors 7,256, Students and exchange visitors 161, Temporary workers 44, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 1, Transit and crew 44, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Dec 2022: 7,113 (Visitors 6,826, Students and exchange visitors 167, Temporary workers 86, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 34, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jan 2023: 8,418 (Visitors 8,262, Students and exchange visitors 75, Temporary workers 39, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 42, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Feb 2023: 6,888 (Visitors 6,729, Students and exchange visitors 63, Temporary workers 59, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 37, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Mar 2023: 8,665 (Visitors 8,496, Students and exchange visitors 79, Temporary workers 45, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 1, Transit and crew 44, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Apr 2023: 6,812 (Visitors 6,653, Students and exchange visitors 84, Temporary workers 40, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 35, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)May 2023: 8,107 (Visitors 7,885, Students and exchange visitors 141, Temporary workers 55, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 26, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jun 2023: 6,173 (Visitors 5,842, Students and exchange visitors 259, Temporary workers 48, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 24, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jul 2023: 8,183 (Visitors 7,863, Students and exchange visitors 235, Temporary workers 54, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 31, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Aug 2023: 8,132 (Visitors 7,897, Students and exchange visitors 131, Temporary workers 74, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 1, Transit and crew 29, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Sep 2023: 7,113 (Visitors 6,912, Students and exchange visitors 124, Temporary workers 47, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 30, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Oct 2023: 6,799 (Visitors 6,611, Students and exchange visitors 96, Temporary workers 67, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 25, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Nov 2023: 5,959 (Visitors 5,802, Students and exchange visitors 94, Temporary workers 47, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 16, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Dec 2023: 6,650 (Visitors 6,385, Students and exchange visitors 146, Temporary workers 92, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 27, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jan 2024: 6,869 (Visitors 6,732, Students and exchange visitors 68, Temporary workers 52, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 17, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Feb 2024: 6,362 (Visitors 6,210, Students and exchange visitors 69, Temporary workers 71, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 12, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Mar 2024: 6,891 (Visitors 6,737, Students and exchange visitors 75, Temporary workers 48, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 5, Transit and crew 26, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Apr 2024: 9,002 (Visitors 8,838, Students and exchange visitors 104, Temporary workers 30, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 1, Transit and crew 29, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)May 2024: 8,070 (Visitors 7,818, Students and exchange visitors 170, Temporary workers 50, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 1, Transit and crew 31, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jun 2024: 5,925 (Visitors 5,621, Students and exchange visitors 191, Temporary workers 77, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 2, Transit and crew 34, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jul 2024: 7,057 (Visitors 6,631, Students and exchange visitors 288, Temporary workers 95, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 5, Transit and crew 38, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Aug 2024: 8,291 (Visitors 8,039, Students and exchange visitors 127, Temporary workers 98, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 2, Transit and crew 25, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Sep 2024: 7,912 (Visitors 7,755, Students and exchange visitors 68, Temporary workers 62, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 26, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Oct 2024: 9,559 (Visitors 9,337, Students and exchange visitors 113, Temporary workers 75, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 1, Transit and crew 33, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Nov 2024: 7,122 (Visitors 6,952, Students and exchange visitors 91, Temporary workers 47, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 32, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Dec 2024: 7,334 (Visitors 7,077, Students and exchange visitors 115, Temporary workers 110, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 2, Transit and crew 30, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jan 2025: 7,626 (Visitors 7,432, Students and exchange visitors 80, Temporary workers 98, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 16, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Feb 2025: 5,941 (Visitors 5,797, Students and exchange visitors 67, Temporary workers 46, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 1, Transit and crew 30, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Mar 2025: 5,403 (Visitors 5,247, Students and exchange visitors 73, Temporary workers 65, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 18, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Apr 2025: 5,648 (Visitors 5,476, Students and exchange visitors 87, Temporary workers 58, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 2, Transit and crew 25, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)May 2025: 5,165 (Visitors 4,905, Students and exchange visitors 164, Temporary workers 68, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 1, Transit and crew 27, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jun 2025: 4,337 (Visitors 4,165, Students and exchange visitors 87, Temporary workers 78, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 7, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jul 2025: 5,446 (Visitors 5,151, Students and exchange visitors 162, Temporary workers 99, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 34, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Aug 2025: 8,929 (Visitors 8,728, Students and exchange visitors 120, Temporary workers 52, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 29, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Sep 2025: 7,027 (Visitors 6,886, Students and exchange visitors 60, Temporary workers 49, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 32, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)
Nonimmigrant visas issued at Recife by month, stacked by broad class group.

VisitorsStudents and exchange visitorsTemporary workersDiplomatic, official and international organisationTransit and crewOther nonimmigrant classes

Groups follow the Department's visa symbols: visitors (B), students and exchange visitors (F, M, J), temporary workers (H, L, O, P, Q, E, R, TN, I), diplomatic and official (A, G, NATO), transit and crew (C, D), other. Hover a month for its counts. Each bar is one monthly report.

Compared with Brazil and the world, September 2025

Sep 2025RecifeAll 5 posts in BrazilAll posts
Nonimmigrant visas issued7,02782,906823,557
Change on Sep 2024-11%—-11%
Immigrant visas issued030945,966
Visitors share98%—82.5%
Students and exchange visitors share0.9%—2.9%
Temporary workers share0.7%—9.4%
Diplomatic, official and international organisation share0%—2.1%
Transit and crew share0.5%—2.9%
Other nonimmigrant classes share0%—0.2%
B1/B2 next appointmentunder ½ month—median 1 month
F, M, J next appointment1 month—median under ½ month

All figures are from the September 2025 tables. The country column adds the posts located in Brazil (Brasilia, Porto Alegre, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo and Recife) within that one month; it is not the count for nationals of Brazil, which is on the Brazil nationality page.

Visa classes issued, September 2025

ClassDescription (State Department)IssuedShareRank among posts
B1/B2Temporary visitor for business and pleasure6,87097.8%25 of 211
J1Exchange visitor490.7%55 of 194
C1/DCombined transit and crewmember visa300.4%88 of 171
B1Temporary visitor for business160.2%37 of 128
L2Spouse or child of intracompany transferee150.2%53 of 133
L1Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation)110.2%75 of 144
H1BTemporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse70.1%96 of 163
F1Student in an academic or language training program60.1%134 of 184
H4Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-360.1%78 of 137
H2ATemporary worker performing agricultural services50.1%27 of 43
J2Spouse or child of exchange visitor50.1%60 of 124
C1Alien in transit20%48 of 87
O1Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics20%106 of 132
P1Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group10%107 of 110
R1Alien in a religious occupation10%91 of 96
R2Spouse or child of R110%37 of 42

Ranks are among posts in the same month's table. Earlier months are linked from the month-by-month table below.

Seasonality

Jan113
Feb88
Mar103
Apr97
May110
Jun88
Jul102
Aug115
Sep102
Oct95
Nov99
Dec97
Which months are busiest at Recife. Index over 7 complete calendar years; 100 is an average month, darker is busier.

Wait-time history

0221442202220232024202520264 Nov 2022: B1/B2 329 days; F/M/J 2; H/L/O/P/Q 21 Dec 2022: B1/B2 365 days; F/M/J 5; H/L/O/P/Q 317 Jan 2023: B1/B2 361 days; F/M/J 1; H/L/O/P/Q 11 Feb 2023: B1/B2 386 days; F/M/J 1; H/L/O/P/Q 16 Mar 2023: B1/B2 385 days; F/M/J 1; H/L/O/P/Q 117 Apr 2023: B1/B2 418 days; F/M/J 1; H/L/O/P/Q 19 Jun 2023: B1/B2 442 days; F/M/J 1; H/L/O/P/Q 131 Jul 2023: B1/B2 164 days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q 41 Aug 2023: B1/B2 164 days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q 420 Sep 2023: B1/B2 177 days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q 212 Oct 2023: B1/B2 28 days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q 25 Nov 2023: B1/B2 191 days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q 217 Dec 2023: B1/B2 238 days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q 26 Jan 2024: B1/B2 76 days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q 21 Feb 2024: B1/B2 77 days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q 26 Mar 2024: B1/B2 93 days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q 29 Apr 2024: B1/B2 29 days; F/M/J 1; H/L/O/P/Q 28 May 2024: B1/B2 16 days; F/M/J 1; H/L/O/P/Q 217 Jun 2024: B1/B2 101 days; F/M/J 2; H/L/O/P/Q 16 Jul 2024: B1/B2 65 days; F/M/J 2; H/L/O/P/Q 27 Aug 2024: B1/B2 18 days; F/M/J 1; H/L/O/P/Q 114 Sep 2024: B1/B2 8 days; F/M/J 1; H/L/O/P/Q 12 Oct 2024: B1/B2 10 days; F/M/J 1; H/L/O/P/Q 112 Nov 2024: B1/B2 1 days; F/M/J 1; H/L/O/P/Q 11 Dec 2024: B1/B2 8 days; F/M/J 1; H/L/O/P/Q 16 Jan 2025: B1/B2 1 days; F/M/J 1; H/L/O/P/Q 17 Feb 2025: B1/B2 2 days; F/M/J 1; H/L/O/P/Q 45 Mar 2025: B1/B2 2 days; F/M/J 1; H/L/O/P/Q 416 Apr 2025: B1/B2 14 days; F/M/J 2; H/L/O/P/Q 21 May 2025: B1/B2 0 days; F/M/J 0; H/L/O/P/Q 04 Jun 2025: B1/B2 0 days; F/M/J 0; H/L/O/P/Q 02 Jul 2025: B1/B2 0 days; F/M/J 0; H/L/O/P/Q 03 Aug 2025: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 0; H/L/O/P/Q 07 Sep 2025: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 0; H/L/O/P/Q 03 Oct 2025: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 71 Nov 2025: B1/B2 60 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 72 Dec 2025: B1/B2 90 days; F/M/J 15; H/L/O/P/Q 76 Jan 2026: B1/B2 45 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 78 Feb 2026: B1/B2 7 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 77 Mar 2026: B1/B2 7 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 74 Apr 2026: B1/B2 7 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 714 May 2026: B1/B2 7 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 77 Jun 2026: B1/B2 7 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 71 Jul 2026: B1/B2 7 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 30

Visitor B1/B2Student F, M, JWorker H, L, O, P, Q

Next available appointment at Recife over time. Days to the next available appointment as listed on each reading date (44 readings, 4 Nov 2022 to 1 Jul 2026). From 1 May 2025 the Department publishes the estimate in half-month steps; those are shown as 30 days per month.

Month by month

MonthNonimmigrantImmigrantvs same month prior year
Sep 20257,0270-11%
Aug 20258,9290+8%
Jul 20255,4460-23%
Jun 20254,3370-27%
May 20255,1650-36%
Apr 20255,6480-37%
Mar 20255,4030-22%
Feb 20255,9410-7%
Jan 20257,6260+11%
Dec 20247,3340+10%
Nov 20247,1220+20%
Oct 20249,5590+41%
Sep 20247,9120+11%
Aug 20248,2910+2%
Jul 20247,0570-14%
Jun 20245,9250-4%
May 20248,07000%
Apr 20249,0020+32%
Mar 20246,8910-20%
Feb 20246,3620-8%
Jan 20246,8690-18%
Dec 20236,6500-7%
Nov 20235,9590-21%
Oct 20236,7990+12%

One row per monthly report; the rows are not added together. Each month links to the post's class breakdown for that month. Global totals for any month: September 2025.

RecifeBrasiliaPorto AlegreRio de JaneiroSao Paulo
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Questions and answers

How many visas did the U.S. post in Recife issue last month?

7,027 nonimmigrant visas in September 2025, the latest month in the State Department's monthly issuance tables. In September 2024 the post issued 7,912 nonimmigrant visas.

What is the wait for a visitor visa interview in Recife?

The Department's Global Visa Wait Times table, read on 1 Jul 2026, listed the next available B1/B2 interview appointment as under ½ month away (under 2 months). The Department updates the table monthly and says new appointments are added regularly, so an applicant may get an appointment sooner.

What is the wait for a student visa interview in Recife?

The next available F, M or J appointment was listed as 1 month away on 1 Jul 2026. Student appointments are scheduled separately from visitor appointments at most posts.

Which visa classes does Recife issue most?

In September 2025: B1/B2 (6,870, 97.8%), J1 (49, 0.7%), C1/D (30, 0.4%), B1 (16, 0.2%) and L2 (15, 0.2%). 16 nonimmigrant classes appear in the post's table for the month.

Is visa volume at Recife rising or falling?

September 2025: 7,027 nonimmigrant visas, down 11% on September 2024 (7,912). The month-by-month series on this page shows the path one month at a time; the Department notes that monthly reports are preliminary and subject to change and should not be added together.

How many visas does Recife issue in a year?

The Department publishes annual totals separately, in its Report of the Visa Office, and says its monthly reports should not be aggregated, so this site shows no yearly figure for a post. The annual tables by nationality are on the nationality pages.

What does the issuance count for Recife not tell you?

It is the number of visas issued, not the number of applications received or interviews held, and it says nothing about the outcome of any individual application. The Department publishes refusal rates only for B visas by nationality, not by post.

Where does this data come from?

The State Department's Bureau of Consular Affairs publishes monthly nonimmigrant and immigrant visa issuance tables by post and visa class, and a Global Visa Wait Times table. Issuances on this page run March 2017 to September 2025; wait times are read from the Department's table and kept as dated snapshots (44 readings for this post).

Provenance

Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs. Monthly Nonimmigrant Visa Issuances by Post and Visa Class and Monthly Immigrant Visa Issuances by Post and Visa Class (latest NIV table, latest IV table), public domain; Global Visa Wait Times table, read on the dates shown. Issuance data through 30 Sep 2025; site generated 1 Oct 2026. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections.